The Bread of Angels

Patti Smith has written several memoirs, and “The Bread of Angels” is the most personal of them. The story begins in her childhood, and as a teenager, Patti starts to seriously contemplate art. Arthur Rimbaud and Bob Dylan become her main inspirations; she begins writing poetry and then songs that make their way into her first albums. However, she leaves her stage career and marries Fred Sonic Smith, the great love of her life. It is then that she starts experimenting with prose. Together with Fred, she dreams of traveling to distant lands. And then come the heavy losses, profound experiences, and the necessity to rebuild life anew. In the final pages of the book, we see Smith back on the road, a wayfarer who sets out on journeys to not lose herself, who lives to write and writes to live.

“The Bread of Angels” is a new autobiographical book by the “godmother of punk rock” Patti Smith, in which the famous singer and poet not only tells about her life but also shares her thoughts on creativity, faith, and the search for her own path. The best book of the year according to Time, NPR, and The New Yorker.

Patti Smith is an iconic figure in world rock culture and the author of the famous memoir “Just Kids,” which won the prestigious National Book Award in the USA.

Her books have been translated into dozens of languages, and her works are beloved by millions of readers and listeners worldwide. Rolling Stone magazine included Patti Smith in the list of the 100 greatest performers of all time.